N409AE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · 2010 · Rotorcraft · 1 engine · 5 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AIR EVAC EMS INC, MO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Evac EMS, Inc. (EVCA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2026-04-30 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 No injuries Part 135Air Evac EMS, Inc. Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case ERA26LA194

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

7 reports on file, 2017-02-25 – 2022-06-07.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-06-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2100

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 7,119 hrs · 13,618 cycles

ELECTRICAL SMELL IN AC.

Source: SDR EVCA0608221
OTHER · 2022-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5300

Part: FRAME — UNKNOWN (LH FRAME) · airframe 7,042 hrs

LH FRAME STATION 145 CRACKED

Source: SDR EVCA040722
OTHER · 2022-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5300

Part: FRAME — NONE · airframe 7,042 hrs

RH FRAME STATION 145 STIFFENER CLIP CRACKED

Source: SDR EVCA0407221
OTHER · 2022-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5300

Part: FRAME — NONE · airframe 7,042 hrs

RH FRAME STATION 145 CRACKED

Source: SDR EVCA0407222
OTHER · 2022-03-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5300

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED · airframe 7,042 hrs

LH FS145 STIFFENER CLIP CRACKED

Source: SDR EVCA0330222
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-11-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2820

Part: PACKING — LEAKING (FUEL CELL) · airframe 4,796 hrs · 9,699 cycles

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN AREA. DURING MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DRAIN ON THE FUEL INTERCONNECT AFT FUEL CELL FITTING WAS LEAKING. REPLACED PACKING MS29512-04

Source: SDR EVCA2017111400002
OTHER · 2017-02-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: FUEL CONTROL — BINDING (ENGINE) · airframe 4,210 hrs · 8,568 cycles

PILOT REPORTED THROTTLE WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED. MECHANIC FOUND FUEL CONTROL THROTTLE LEVER TO BE BINDING PREVENTING THROTTLE FROM MOVING.

Source: SDR EVCA2017030100051